Wilma is 76 years old and has noticed that her memory is not as sharp as it was earlier in her life. This memory loss might be due to which of the following?
a. epilepsy
b. Alzheimer's disease
c. playing computer games
d. exposure to cognitively challenging tasks
b
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Piaget hypothesized that children use two complementary processes to allow their experiences and schemes to work with each other. They are _______________ and _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
With their notion of psychophysical isomorphism, the Gestaltists opposed the:
a. ?law of Prägnanz b. ?principle of inclusiveness c. ?constancy hypothesis d. ?principle of similarity
Why do children tend not to understand the value of money until they see all of the wonderful things that it can buy?
a. Because money is a secondary reinforcer, and only primary reinforcers provide gratification. b. Because money is a secondary reinforcer, whose value becomes satisfying or pleasurable through experience . c. Because children have learned that money must be earned, and therefore receiving it does not feel like a reward or reinforcer, but rather like a payment. d. Because children do not have the cognitive skills necessary to make the connection between an abstract concept like money and a concrete concept like a toy or candy.
According to Piaget, during their first year, infants develop ________, the understanding that an object continues to exist even when you cannot see it or touch it
a. egocentric thinking b. accommodation c. object permanence d. assimilation